[Park Seward]

Originally Posted by SoloMonk

With great apology, I'm not only new to PT but new to the forum.

You will find some very valuable information in the manual and the reference guide. I'd suggest reading them, especially the section that covers recording.

Record Setup Overview
Record setup includes the following:
Hardware Setup for Recording
• “Configuring Pro Tools Hardware I/O for Re- cording” on page 424
• “Connecting a Sound Source” on page 425
Session Setup for Recording
• Configuring a new or existing session for re- cording:
• “Working with Hard Drives for Recording” on page 439
• “Recording with a Click” on page 426
• “Setting the Session Meter and Tempo” on page 428
• Setting a Record Mode. See “Record Modes” on page 431
Track Setup for Recording
• Configuring one or more tracks for recording: • “Configuring Default Names for Audio
Files and Regions” on page 434
• “Assigning Hardware I/O on a Track” on page 435
• “Record Enabling Tracks” on page 436 • “Recording with Multiple Hard Drives” on
page 439
Monitoring Setup for Recording
• “Selecting a Record Input Monitoring Mode” on page 442
• “Setting Monitor Levels for Record and Play- back” on page 445
• “Reducing Monitoring Latency” on page 445
• “Recording with Delay Compensation” on page 446